Space Invaders is a fixed shooter developed by Z-Axis and published by Activision for the Nintendo 64, a 3D remake of Taito’s 1978 arcade classic and the first series entry not published by Taito. Players move a tank across the bottom of the screen, blasting descending rows of aliens — now with power-ups, multiple weapons, charged special missiles, and end-level bosses. It supports two players.
How To Play Space Invaders
Control
Action
Control Stick / D-Pad
Move the tank left and right
A Button
Fire
B Button
Launch special missile (when charged)
C Buttons
Switch weapon
Start
Pause
About Space Invaders
Release date
NA: September 14, 1999
Developer
Z-Axis
Publisher
Activision
Platform
Nintendo 64; also PlayStation, Windows, Game Boy Color
Genre
Fixed shooter (shoot ’em up)
Series
Space Invaders (seventh entry; based on Taito’s 1978 original)
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